ဂေါ်ဖီ
Burmese
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi गोभी (gobhī). Myanmar Language Commission claims it is a portmanteau of ကံ့ကော် (kam.kau, “Mesua ferrea”) + သရဖီ (sa.ra.hpi, “Callophyllum amoenum”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ဂေါ်ဗီ
- IPA(key): /ɡɔ̀bì/
- Romanization: MLCTS: gauhpi • ALA-LC: goʻphī • BGN/PCGN: gawbi • Okell: gohpi
Noun
ဂေါ်ဖီ • (gauhpi)
- cauliflower (typically used in a compound)
- cabbage (typically used in a compound)
Derived terms
- ဂေါ်ဖီထုပ် (gauhpihtup)
- ဂေါ်ဖီပန်း (gauhpipan:)
- ပန်းဂေါ်ဖီ (pan:gauhpi)
Further reading
- “ဂေါ်ဖီ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.